Liverpool have a two-week break between their win over Southampton and their next game - away to old foes Manchester United. It will be interesting to see what effect the break will have on Brendan Rodgers’ players after such a confidence-boosting win at St Marys.

Maybe we can put it down to the excitement of winning his first major trophy but City fans probably still got a bit of a shock when boss Manuel Pellegrini insisted in a post-match interview that he loved the pressure of managing ... Manchester United!